Bernie Sanders Releases 10 Years of Tax Returns

[George II]

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS APRIL 15, 2019

WASHINGTON — Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday released 10 years of his long-anticipated tax returns as he campaigns for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.

His 2018 return reveals that he and his wife, Jane, earned more than $550,000, including $133,000 in income from his Senate salary and $391,000 in sales of his book, “Our Revolution: A Future to Believe In.”

The filings show that Sanders, who throughout his career has called for an economy and government that works for everyone and not just the 1 percent, is among the top 1 percent of earners in the U.S. According to the liberal-leaning Economic Policy Institute. families in the U.S. earning $421,926 or more a year are part of this group.

During his first presidential bid, Sanders released just one year of his tax returns — his 2014 return — and it was not a major issue in the Democratic primary contest. But this year, as President Donald Trump has continued to refuse to release his full tax returns and House Democrats are forcing the issue, tax transparency has grown in prominence.

http://time.com/5571187/bernie-sanders-releases-tax-returns/

[dubyadiprecession]

1. Can we loop that part of the "Gilligan's Island"theme song for his rallies

“The millionaaairrre and his wife”

[R B Garr]

2. More like a partial release? We already know that his Senate

salary is about $175,000 annually. Providing only that info isn’t all that forthcoming. I saw some analysis that questioned why the deductions were far in excess of the income. Obviously something was missing.